2009, that Rogers and Beasley Broadcast Miami reached an agreement where Rogers would no longer be featured on-air at WQAM but would consult for the station under a new agreement. Rogers' last show was on Friday, June 12, 2009. Neil Rogers then retired from on-air radio. Death Rogers, at age 68, had been suffering from several health ailments in the last months of his life. His friend and attorney Norm Kent said the radio host suffered a stroke and heart attack in October and his condition had been declining since Thanksgiving. He died on December 24, 2010, at the age of 68. In a Miami SunPost column eulogizing Rogers, Charles Branham-Bailey described his personality: He could bite into you like a pit bull on the air, yet in his off-air persona, regard you with puppy dog gentility. National Radio Hall of Fame induction On July 11, 2016, it was announced that the National Radio Hall of Fame nominating committee had voted to induct Rogers, along with three other individuals, for their contribution to the radio industry. Rogers longtime friend and producer, Jorge Rodriguez, accepted the posthumous award. References External links Hollywood City Commission Criticizes WINZ 'Shock Jock' Neil Rogers—1987 article from South Florida Radio History web site SoFloRadio SoFloTelevision Neil Rogers Tribute - Audio and video clips of Neil and more! The Jorge Rodriguez Show 1942 births 2010 deaths American alternative journalists American radio DJs American expatriates in Canada American talk radio hosts Journalists from New York (state) American LGBT broadcasters LGBT people from Florida LGBT people from New York (state) People from Rochester, New York Radio personalities from Miami Radio personalities from New York (state) Michigan State University alumni